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Apollo Hospitals in Chennai, Hyderabad, Vishakapatnam, Kakinada, Madurai and Colombo are gearing up to manage the situation and any future emergency. A helpline has been created so people can reach them. Apollo is coordinating relief activities for the victims.

Customers of Emirates Holidays, which is contacting affected customers through on-site representatives, can call the Dubai emergency mobile number (+971.50) 624-2539 round the clock for more information.

Indian Airlines
Relief Flights. Contact Regional Directors:

Northern Region (Delhi) 011-25672800

Eastern Region (Kolkata) 033-22116953

Southern Region (Chennai) 044-22561070

Western Region (Mumbai) 022-26156788

Flight information

Kolkata - 22116869, 22110041

Chennai - 22560022

Delhi - 25674270, 2562226

Mumbai - 26156986

Thomas Cook Helpline +91 22 2529 7777

Bangladesh

Emirates Helpline -- Bangladesh - Dhaka (+880.2) 989-2801

India

Apollo Hospitals in Chennai, Hyderabad, Vishakapatnam, Kakinada, Madurai and Colombo are gearing up to manage the situation and any future emergency. A helpline has been created so people can reach them. Apollo is coordinating relief activities for the victims. Get in touch with them at

Regional Directors of Indian Airlines can be contacted for transportation of relief material on the following numbers:

Northern region (Delhi): 25672800;

Eastern region (Kolkata): 22116953;

Southern region (Chennai): 22561070 and

Western region (Mumbai): 26156788.

Special cells have also been set up to disseminate Indian Airlines flight information.

The telephone numbers of these are:

Kolkata: 22116869 and 22110041;

Chennai: 22560022;

Delhi: 25674270 and 25672226;

Mumbai: 26256986.

Source: The Hindu

Please add information to the corkboard at
http://tri.htmlplanet.com/corkboard
About relief that has reached a given village or location. The corkboard lists many villages about which information is not yet available - whether they have been affected or not and also the scale of destruction.

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Emergency Numbers

Secretariat,

+91-3192-233110, +91-3192-234087,

Deputy Commissioner's Office,

+91-3192-231945, +91-3192-233089,

Inspector General of Police,

100, +91-3192-232100,

FAX: +91-3192-239693

Special Cell for those whose relatives are stranded in

Andaman & Nicobar, Kolkata 22116869, 22110041,

Chennai 22560022,

Delhi 25674270, 25672226

Indian Airlines have evacuated record number of people from Port Blair and are willing to help those who want to send relief materials to Andaman. Here are the numbers to contact:

Regional Directors of Indian Airlines can be contacted for transportation of relief material on the following numbers:

Northern region (Delhi): 25672800;

Eastern region (Kolkata): 22116953;

Southern region (Chennai): 22561070 and

Western region (Mumbai): 26156788.

Special cells have also been set up to disseminate Indian Airlines flight information. *The telephone numbers of these are:

Kolkata: 22116869 and 22110041

Chennai: 22560022

Delhi: 25674270 and 25672226

Mumbai: 26256986

Source: The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh

Chennai

Special Cell for those whose relatives are stranded in

Andaman & Nicobar, Kolkata 22116869, 22110041,

Chennai 22560022,

Delhi 25674270, 25672226

Regional Directors of Indian Airlines can be contacted for transportation of relief material on the following numbers:

Northern region (Delhi): 25672800

Eastern region (Kolkata): 22116953

Southern region (Chennai): 22561070

Western region (Mumbai): 26156788

Special cells have also been set up to disseminate Indian Airlines flight information. The telephone numbers of these are:

Kolkata: 22116869 and 22110041

Chennai: 22560022

Delhi: 25674270 and 25672226

Mumbai: 26256986

Source: The Hindu

Apollo Hospitals in Chennai, Hyderabad, Vishakapatnam, Kakinada, Madurai and Colombo are gearing up to manage the situation and any future emergency. A helpline has been created so people can reach them. Apollo is coordinating relief activities for the victims. Get in touch with them at 21, Greams Lane, Chennai 06, Ph: 044 28294343/ 28293982/ 1600 331066 (toll free)

Emirates Helpline India - Chennai (+91.44) 558-34444

Kerala

State Secretariat Disaster Management

Control Room +91-471-2333198, +91-471-2518700

Mumbai

Regional Directors of Indian Airlines can be contacted for transportation of relief material on the following numbers:

Northern region (Delhi): 25672800;

Eastern region (Kolkata): 22116953;

Southern region (Chennai): 22561070 and

Western region (Mumbai): 26156788.

Special cells have also been set up to disseminate Indian Airlines flight information. The telephone numbers of these are:

Internet connection has been established in the Post Office in Banda Aceh. This internet connection can be used for free by anyone for free. Please proceed to the post office or call 0651-27161 or mobile 0811232429.

Source: Yusuf Hendriarto, (hendriarto@telkom.co.id)

Malaysia

Malaysia has set up a special fund named "Asian Tsunami Disaster Fund - Foreign Ministry" to enable the government and Malaysians to contribute humanitarian aid to victims of the tsunami disaster that struck many countries around the Indian Ocean.
Contributions in cash could be made by cheque to "Tabung Bencana Tsunami Asia - Kementerian Luar Negeri" and sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wisma Putra, Precinct 2, 62602 Putrajaya.

The operation centre in Colombo is located in the Malaysian High Commission; telephone no. 00-94-11-2554 681/682/683; fax 00-94-11-2554 684 and e-mel: mwcolmbo@eureka.lk or malcon@eureka.lk (Consular).

The officers who can be contacted are High Commissioner Nazirah Hussain; Second Secretary/Head of Chancery Mohamed Farid Mohamed Arif and Third Secretary (Administration and Consular) Aminudin Othman.

In Thailand, the centre is in the temporary office of the Malaysian Consulate-General in Phuket; telephone no. 00-66-76-220-1923; fax 00-66-76-220-196 and e-mel: mwsgkhla@hatyai.inet.co.th.

The officers who can be contacted are High Commissioner Nazirah Hussain; Second Secretary/Head of Chancery Mohamed Farid Mohamed Arif and Third Secretary (Administration and Consular) Ahmad Sabri Mohamed Tahir.

In India, the centre is in the Malaysian Assistant High Commissioner's office in Chennai; telephone no. +91-44-2498 2306; +91-44-2498 2558; fax +91-44-2498 2405 and e-mel: mwmadras@md2.vsnl.net.in.

The officers who can be contacted are Deputy High Commissioner Rosli Ismail and Third Secretary Mohamed Yusof Ahmad.

Apollo Hospitals in Chennai, Hyderabad, Vishakapatnam, Kakinada, Madurai and Colombo are gearing up to manage the situation and any future emergency. A helpline has been created so people can reach them. Apollo is coordinating relief activities for the victims. Get in touch with them at 21, Greams Lane, Chennai 06, Ph: 044 28294343/ 28293982/ 1600 331066 (toll free)

Thailand

To call Thailand from overseas, replace the prefix 0 in each phone number with +66 (Thai country code)

BangkokPost has published an updated list of telephone numbers for people who are looking for information in Thailand. It also has information on where to find missing people, where to donate clothes in Bangkok, where to donate blood etc. website

Australians in need of help in Phuket can contact the temporary consular office in Phuket's Hilton Hotel at Thanon Patak, Karon Beach, 66 76 370 672

Australian Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand -- +66 2 287 2680

Austria

In Austria, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs opened a call center for information about Austrians who were there at the time: +43 (0)50 1150 4411

You can find further information about local embassies on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: http://www.bmaa.gv.at/

Bahrain

In Bahrain, the Thai Embassy in Bahrain opened a call center for information about Bahrainis/Thais or Bahrain Expats who were there at the time: +973 17274142 Ext. 13 / 15 / 16

A lifeline has been thrown to Sri Lankans in Bahrain trying to get home to be with families devastated by Sunday's tidal wave. The British Embassy will clear emergency travel documents for them, rather than having to go through the Sri Lankan Embassy in Kuwait. Bahrain has no Sri Lankan Embassy. However there is a Sri Lankan Embassy Consul in Bahrain coordinating tsunami emergency affairs with the British Embassy in Bahrain (please contact details below)--

Sri Lankan Embassy Consul in Bahrain P.B. Higgoda: +973 39460644

The British Embassy in Bahrain: +973 17574100

A fresh appeal from the Sri Lankan Club in Bahrain has gone out to help Sri Lankan survivors of the tidal wave which battered the country on 26th December, 2004.

For all types of donations contact Club President - Ahmed Rizvi: +973 39646538

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